EAST, WEST AND SOUTH OF MOSCOW

The East of the city is rather bleak and the former palaces and churches built by the social elite of Moscow are now surrounded side by side with residential development. The Taganka Square is now quite boring looking but there are also great sights to be seen in the Eastern part of Moscow like the Old Believers Commune, the Andronikov Monastery and the amazing Pet Market. On the North East of the city, one can visit the sprawling area of Izmailovo Park, which is the childhood playground of the famous Peter the Great. Political battles were played out over at the eastern part of the city centre at the White House on the river Moskva.

On the West side of the city, the great Patriotic War is commemorated by the Borodino Panorama Museum and the Victory Park, and nearby is the famous Novodevichi Convent as well as the Cemetery complex where Krushchev and Eisenstein are buried. The massive Luzhniki Stadium stands tall and over the river one can notice the imposing building of the Moscow State University.